I still remember it clearly, even when it happened 4 years ago. I had written a biting email to my production assistant complaining about the inconvenience one television participant was causing to our show. But in my haste, I sent it to the participant himself. I will never forget the dull, sinking feeling I got after I hit ‘Send’ and the embarrassing apology I had to make.
Been there before? Well, today I just found out that Gmail, the free email service from Google has created an ‘Undo Send’ feature! Now why hasn’t anyone come up with that sooner? According to the report, Michael Legget, Google User Experience Designer came up with it after his personal experiences with sending out emails by mistake.
But that’s a twist- this feature is only available within a 5 second window. Miss that golden opportunity to withdraw your email and no one can help you! But I don’t know about the rest of you out there but 5 seconds is better than none at all! With the advent of technology, I’d trust Mr. Legget and his team will find a way to eventually extend that window…patience everyone!
Online article: Google Introduces 'Undo Send' for Gmail
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